Mindy Evans: director of development for a non-profit company who’s also a hairstylist from ChicagoMatthew Topalian: 5th grade teacher who taught in Taiwan for six years from Marlboro, MATalia Montoya: University of New Mexico student studying journalism and mass communications from Albuquerque$2K Tossup: FICTIONAL CHARACTERH U _ _ _ YD U _ P T Y

Matthew catches HUMPTY DUMPTY to start the first round. Jackpot Round: EVENTHe gets that sears wedge right away w/ two T’s, followed by two N’s for $600, a $500 G, an I and three E’s, two W’s for the green 1/2 KIA, but then the BANKRUPT near the WC to forfeit $6,600 cash & sears plus that plate. Second, Talia frontloads the $350 S, buys an A, and puts up a $1,500 trio of R’s, then we have…S E T T I N G / A / N E WW _ R _ _ / R E _ _ R _

…she’s obviously not SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD, but she’s won her first $1,600 when she could’ve gone for the D’s.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Matthew UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,150

Scores after R1Talia: $1,600/Mindy: $1K/Matthew: $2K

—————-Mystery Round: SHOW BIZ

Talia’s off and running w/ three T’s for the swan chocolates gift tag, two S’s for $600, three E’s and an A; she follows w/ a $500 H for the other 1/2 KIA, twin I’s, three N’s for $1,350, three O’s, three R’s to add $1,200, and the last vowel of U. After all that work’s the LaT. Mindy next gets the green 1/2 KIA w/ two L’s and a $3,500 M, but she then squanders her turn w/ P. Matthew then puts up the twin C’s for $700 and a FP X…

First, Mindy says her second straight dud of S. Second in line, Matthew has two T’s for $700, a $(00 H, and E trio and a $600 N, but he LaTs out. Third, Talia gets the green 1/2 KIA and a $300 R, buys five O’s, but then strikes out w/ an A buy. After MindyBANKRUPTS the same way Matthew did, the man buys a U, picks up twin F’s for $800 more and buys the last vowel of two I’s. After a $900 trio of T’s, he’s looking at…

B E / O N / T H EL O O _ O U T / F O R_ I L _ L I F E

…after winning another $4,050, he needs to BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WILDLIFE, because he’s won the $5,500 Caravan.com CANADA TOUR.